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Where to find Killdeer in December
within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Killdeer in December. Because some locations may be undersampled, the results are sorted based on a confidence score which takes into account how many samples are available. The bar chart shows how the probability of observing this species varies over the year.

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Rank Map Pics Location Distance Observed Sampled Frequency Confidence
1 Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh 17.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
2 Lower Essex Street Park 20.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
3 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 25 94 26.6% 18.7%
4 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 39 163 23.9% 18.0%
5 Liberty SP 7.0 68 330 20.6% 16.6%
6 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
7 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 76 379 20.1% 16.3%
8 Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes 15.3 11 40 27.5% 16.1%
9 Mill Creek 23.1 8 27 29.6% 15.9%
10 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 12 46 26.1% 15.6%
11 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 91 496 18.3% 15.2%
12 Davenport Park 12.9 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
13 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 12 51 23.5% 14.0%
14 Old Place Creek Tidal Wetlands Area 15.7 7 28 25.0% 12.7%
15 Richmond County Youth Complex 16.8 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
16 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 18 94 19.1% 12.5%
17 Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (Nassau Co.) 23.6 6 24 25.0% 12.0%
18 Brookfield Park 18.2 6 24 25.0% 12.0%
19 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 12 64 18.8% 11.1%
20 Idlewild Park 14.1 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
21 Rye Playland 20.0 10 54 18.5% 10.4%
22 Greenwich -- End of Steamboat Rd 24.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
23 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 8 44 18.2% 9.5%
24 Mamaroneck Harbor, Orienta Ave. X Flagler Dr. Overlook 16.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
25 Hawthorne Street Retention Basin 18.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
26 Old Place Creek--Kayak Access Site 15.5 7 39 17.9% 9.0%
27 Mission of Immaculate Virgin, Mt. Loretto 22.9 7 45 15.6% 7.7%
28 Bergen Beach 12.3 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
29 Spring Creek Park 10.9 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
30 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 21 196 10.7% 7.1%
31 Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture 23.1 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
32 Manorhaven Town Park 13.7 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
33 Alley Pond Park--John Riedl Wildflower Meadow 11.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
34 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 25 279 9.0% 6.1%
35 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
36 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
37 Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh 17.7 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
38 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 7 68 10.3% 5.1%
39 Bucks Hollow 16.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
40 Joseph Medwick County Park 18.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
41 Young's Farm, Old Brookville 19.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
42 Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 10.2 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
43 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 5 48 10.4% 4.5%
44 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 9 107 8.4% 4.5%
45 Florham Park Fields 22.8 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
46 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 28 463 6.0% 4.2%
47 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 6 69 8.7% 4.0%
48 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
49 New Creek Watershed, Olympia Blvd. bridge 15.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
50 Hendrix Creek 10.4 4 44 9.1% 3.6%
51 Little Bay Park, Bayside 9.3 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
52 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 5 65 7.7% 3.3%
53 Sound View Park 5.4 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
54 Cemetery of the Resurrection--S entrance (maint. bldgs) 22.5 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
55 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 5 69 7.2% 3.1%
56 Freshkills Park 18.2 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
57 Alvin P. Williams Park (Sewaren Marina Park) 21.8 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
58 Byram Park 22.8 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
59 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 4 52 7.7% 3.0%
60 Whitney Lake, Manhasset 13.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
61 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
62 Hackensack River Park 9.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
63 North Cove, Inwood 6.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
64 Darlington Park 22.3 4 54 7.4% 2.9%
65 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 6 104 5.8% 2.7%
66 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 5 83 6.0% 2.6%
67 Great Kills Park 18.0 14 323 4.3% 2.6%
68 Half Moon Bay and shoreline 13.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
69 Crestwood Park 19.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
70 Anderson Creek Marsh 6.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
71 Monroe Cohen Park 10.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
72 Bluebelt Stormwater Mgmt Facility, Springfield Gardens 13.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
73 William Warren County Park 23.4 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
74 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 8 170 4.7% 2.4%
75 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
76 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 14 366 3.8% 2.3%
77 Barretto Point Park 4.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
78 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 8 198 4.0% 2.1%
79 Playland Lake 20.4 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
80 Old Place Creek--Western Ave. 15.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
81 Richmond Creek 18.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
82 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 4 81 4.9% 1.9%
83 Glen Island Park 12.0 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
84 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
85 Huguenot Lake 13.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
86 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck 16.7 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
87 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 3 58 5.2% 1.8%
88 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 3 60 5.0% 1.7%
89 Devries Park 21.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
90 Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek 5.8 4 97 4.1% 1.6%
91 Hempstead Harbor Park 16.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
92 North Woodmere Park 15.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
93 Randalls Island 2.4 8 281 2.8% 1.4%
94 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 3 72 4.2% 1.4%
95 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 3 72 4.2% 1.4%
96 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 3 74 4.1% 1.4%
97 Premium Mill Pond 14.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
98 Overpeck County Park 6.2 7 261 2.7% 1.3%
99 Otter Creek Preserve 17.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
100 East River Park, Manhattan 4.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
101 Indian Pond 9.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
102 Springfield Park 13.6 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
103 Great Kills Park--Education Field Station 18.4 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
104 Nickerson Beach 23.3 4 125 3.2% 1.3%
105 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 5 177 2.8% 1.2%
106 Flushing Airport 6.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
107 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
108 Hudson River Waterfront Walk 8.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
109 Cedarmere Preserve 16.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
110 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 15 842 1.8% 1.1%
111 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
112 Saw Mill Creek Marsh 16.7 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
113 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
114 Bay County Park 19.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
115 MacNeil Park 6.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
116 Olympia Blvd. Pond 15.6 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
117 Tappen Beach 16.8 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
118 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
119 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
120 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
121 Sandy Hook 23.7 16 1001 1.6% 1.0%
122 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 10 578 1.7% 0.9%
123 Eisenhower Park 21.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
124 Ferry Point Park 7.1 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
125 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 3 114 2.6% 0.9%
126 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
127 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 6 323 1.9% 0.9%
128 Piermont Pier 18.4 7 413 1.7% 0.8%
129 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
130 Centre Island Town Park 24.4 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
131 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
132 Lincoln Park West 7.5 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
133 Tibbetts Brook Park 10.9 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
134 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
135 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
136 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 5 280 1.8% 0.8%
137 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 2 74 2.7% 0.7%
138 Marshlands Conservancy--parking lot area 18.3 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
139 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 2 75 2.7% 0.7%
140 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
141 Pelham Bay Park--Landfill 9.5 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
142 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
143 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
144 Miller Field 16.3 2 82 2.4% 0.7%
145 Rye Town Park 19.4 2 84 2.4% 0.7%
146 Overpeck County Park--Henry Hoebel Area 6.2 2 88 2.3% 0.6%
147 Crystal Lake Park 6.5 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
148 Trap House 21.3 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
149 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 2 95 2.1% 0.6%
150 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
151 Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields 6.5 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
152 Fort Totten Park 10.0 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
153 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 2 105 1.9% 0.5%
154 Nassau County Stormwater Basin No. 21 14.4 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
155 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 2 110 1.8% 0.5%
156 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
157 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 2 116 1.7% 0.5%
158 Floyd Bennett Field--Community Gardens 14.0 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
159 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 2 122 1.6% 0.5%
160 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
161 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 2 132 1.5% 0.4%
162 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 2 133 1.5% 0.4%
163 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
164 Canarsie Pier 11.4 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
165 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 2 134 1.5% 0.4%
166 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 2 135 1.5% 0.4%
167 Gravesend Bay 13.2 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
168 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
169 Cedar Grove Reservoir 14.0 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
170 Hommocks Conservation Area 15.7 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
171 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
172 Parsons Pond Park 20.0 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
173 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
174 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 2 181 1.1% 0.3%
175 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 2 186 1.1% 0.3%
176 Planting Fields Arboretum 22.1 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
177 Mill Pond, Oyster Bay 23.2 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
178 Disposal Rd. 7.7 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
179 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond 22.4 2 206 1.0% 0.3%
180 The Celery Farm 19.5 4 588 0.7% 0.3%
181 John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 13.4 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
182 Dead Horse Point 14.4 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
183 Roslyn Pond Town Park 16.7 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
184 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
185 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 2 280 0.7% 0.2%
186 Arthur J. Hendrickson Park 16.0 1 98 1.0% 0.2%
187 Midland Beach 15.8 1 107 0.9% 0.2%
188 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 1 112 0.9% 0.2%
189 Plumb Beach 14.0 1 119 0.8% 0.1%
190 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 1 121 0.8% 0.1%
191 Alley Pond Park 11.9 1 136 0.7% 0.1%
192 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 3 819 0.4% 0.1%
193 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 159 0.6% 0.1%
194 Lake Parsippany 24.8 1 164 0.6% 0.1%
195 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 1 164 0.6% 0.1%
196 Central Park--North End 1.2 1 175 0.6% 0.1%
197 Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 9.8 1 202 0.5% 0.1%
198 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 1 559 0.2% 0.0%
199 Central Park 0.7 1 1767 0.1% 0.0%